Encounter with a Hawk

While we were relaxing on the patio at the Arizona Biltmore last Saturday, a young man with a Harris Hawk came by.  He said the hawk was young and still in training but, it certainly looked like it knew what it was doing while we watched it.

He would give it the signal to fly and it would soar above the hotel and land on the roof or a window ledge and watch him for its next instruction.

When he signaled, it would take off and fly right back to its perch on his arm.  That was certainly an extra treat to see on our stay at the hotel.